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Powers of attraction

Electropermanent magnets used to be larger and heavier than electromagnets. This difference has been greatly reduced with the development of newer, more powerful rare earth permanent magnetic material. Today, electropermanent magnet systems are much closer in weight and cost to comparable electromagnets.